Spring returns to earth, bringing vitality everywhere. Inside the intelligent manufacturing workshop for photovoltaic cells at Jinneng Clean Energy Technology Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Jinergy”), robotic arms on automated production lines precisely grasp silicon wafers, while laser scribing equipment emits faint hums. Here, every high-efficiency photovoltaic cell that undergoes texturing, deposition, and passivation contributes to the deepening advancement of Shanxi’s (a landlocked province just west of Beijing) comprehensive pilot reform for energy revolution, while also reflecting the ascent of China’s PV industry toward the high end of the global value chain.
Against the backdrop of the comprehensive and in-depth advancement of the national “dual-carbon” goals, the green and low-carbon transformation of energy has become a crucial engine driving high-quality development. This clean energy technology company, a subsidiary of Jinneng Holding Group, is advancing at a rhythm of technology iteration. Through making forward-looking moves to seize technological opportunities, building a solid development foundation through independent innovation, and activating industrial momentum via achievement transformation, the company is accelerating its leadership in the race for high-efficiency photovoltaic cell and module R&D, manufacturing, and application, injecting powerful impetus into Shanxi’s energy transformation and the upgrading of the national photovoltaic industry.
Forward-looking Deployment: Focus on Cutting-Edge Technologies and Building an Innovation Highland
Scientific and technological innovation is the primary driving force for development. Facing a critical window of opportunity in the industry—marked by rapid advancement in global photovoltaic technology and the accelerated replacement of traditional production capacity by N-type cells—Jinergy has accurately assessed industrial trends, placed technological innovation at the core of its development strategy, and planned ahead with systematic deployment to build a domestic-leading and internationally-advanced PV technology innovation highland.
“Through key process optimization, the mass-production efficiency of our HJT cells has broken through 25.7%, while that of TOPCon cells has been raised to 27.13%, and conventional photovoltaic modules now achieve a maximum power output of 730 watts.” Walking into the cell production area at the company’s Jinzhong factory, Huang Jin, Senior R&D Manager at Jinergy, told reporters that these indicators rank among the industry’s best. Even more notably is the company’s joint research and development of perovskite-silicon tandem cells with the Shanghai Advanced Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The conversion efficiency of small-area cells has already surpassed 31.3%, laying a solid foundation for securing a leading position of next-generation PV technology.
This technological leadership is not an accident. Jinergy closely aligns with the direction of industry technology transformation, focusing on silicon-based high-efficiency cells and building a mature product system covering current mainstream technology around cutting-edge directions such as heterojunction HJT, tunnel oxide passivated contact TOPCon, back-contact BC and perovskite/silicon tandem cells. Meanwhile, the company steadily advances next-generation perovskite-silicon tandem technology R&D, with the related full-chain ecosystem being rapidly established. The project has now entered a critical phase of demonstration line validation and small-scale trial production. In its technological R&D, the company adheres to the unity of technological foresight and industrial practicality, avoiding “laboratory innovation” detached from production, instead focusing on common industry challenges and key bottlenecks, concentrating resources to conduct collaborative R&D efforts.
Innovation is inseparable from sustained stable investment and high-level platform support. Jinergy persists in innovation-driven development, continuously increasing R&D investment to RMB 90.88 million in 2025, accounting for 4% of operating revenue, which exceeds the relevant standards for National High-tech Enterprises and Specialized, Refined, Unique, and Innovative enterprises, providing a solid financial foundation for technological breakthroughs. Furthermore, leveraging national and provincial innovation platforms such as the National Enterprise Technology Center and Shanxi Province High-Efficiency Solar Photoelectric Conversion Technology Innovation Center, the company has collaborated with the Shanghai Advanced Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Solar Energy Research Institute, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, and other institutions to jointly advance the preparation and construction of the National Key Laboratory of HJT Photovoltaic Technology. The company has also successfully been included in the National Energy Administration’s “Racing to the Top” innovation platform list, forming an innovation consortium characterized by deep integration of industry, academia, research, and application, as well as coordinated efforts across the entire industrial chain.
Over the years, Jinergy has anchored itself in the high-efficiency photovoltaic technology direction, continuously strengthening the strategy of independent innovation in core technologies, and adhering to a rolling development model of technology iteration routes to ensure continuous iteration of technology reserves and drive the high-quality development of the photovoltaic industry.
Breaking through Challenges: Independent Intellectual Property and Strengthening the Foundations for Development
Core technology is the cornerstone for a nation and the “lifeline” of an enterprise. Jinergy has always insisted on keeping core technologies firmly in its own hands, regarding independent innovation as the lifeline of enterprise development. It continues to intensify patent layout and technology breakthroughs, building an independent intellectual property system covering the entire industrial chain.
In the company’s exhibition area of intellectual property, a set of figures stands out: the company has filed 437 national patents and obtained 263 authorized patents, including 40 invention patents. The patents comprehensively cover mainstream and cutting-edge technologies in the photovoltaic cell, forming a complete chain of independent intellectual property from cell structural design, core manufacturing processes, to the R&D of production equipment. The company’s innovative capabilities have been widely recognized within the industry, and it has received more than 100 science and technology achievement awards at various levels.
Among its many technological breakthroughs, indium-free HJT cell technology stands out as the company’s signature original achievement. As a rare metal, indium has limited resource reserves and significant price volatility, posing risks to industrial security and cost control. Through continuous optimization of TCO conductive film processes and material systems, Jinergy successfully achieves an indium-free technological breakthrough, developing a novel indium-free HJT solar cell structure and preparation method, for which it has applied for invention patents. This technology not only effectively reduces production costs, but also provides a new pathway for the domestic HJT industry to break free from dependence on critical materials and achieve healthy, sustainable development.
Robust technology not only supports the domestic market, but has also withstood the test of extreme environments in national major projects. On March 1st 2025, China’s first large-scale new energy system at the Antarctic Qinling Station was put into operation. The system includes hardware facilities, such as wind power generation, photovoltaic power generation, energy storage batteries, hydrogen production, hydrogen storage, and hydrogen energy generation.
As an important part of this system, the specialized photovoltaic modules custom-designed by Jinergy for the Qinling Station have been successfully installed in Antarctica. Capable of stable power generation under harsh conditions, they provide efficient green electricity for the research station. This project serves not only as a “touchstone” for the company’s technical strength, but also demonstrates that the company can provide customized clean energy solutions for extreme environments around the world, making a transformation from a traditional production supplier to a comprehensive energy solution leader.
With its robust technology and quality, the company’s full range of high-efficiency photovoltaic products has successively passed authoritative domestic and international certifications, and been listed on the Australian Clean Energy Council’s recommended list. Its technical quality and safety standards have been globally validated. In 2025, Jinergy was successfully selected for the National PV Manufacturing Industry Standard Conditions Enterprise list, becoming the only PV manufacturer in Shanxi Province on the list, and its brand influence and industry standing continue to grow.
Achievement Transformation and Digital Intelligence Empowerment Strengthen Development Momentum
The value of innovation ultimately manifests in productivity. Jinergy adheres to a closed-loop innovation philosophy of “from laboratory to production line,” leveraging digital and intelligent transformation as the key driver to accelerate the commercialization and efficient implementation of technological achievements. This enables cost reduction and efficiency improvement, quality enhancement, and capacity expansion, continuously strengthening the enterprise’s development momentum and market competitiveness.
On the production side, the company comprehensively advances digital and intelligent transformation. In the TOPCon intelligent manufacturing workshop, the MES (Manufacturing Execution System) seamlessly integrates with the ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) system. Each module is assigned a unique identification barcode, enabling full traceability of raw material sources, process parameters, and inspection data. By introducing advanced technologies such as the industrial internet, intelligent scheduling, and artificial intelligence, the company has achieved automation and intelligence across the entire process in material transfer, process flow and quality inspection. Relying on a full-process cost control system built on a digital platform, the company carries out precise matching and end-to-end traceability of the supply chain, establishing a dynamic cost monitoring model. Data shows that by using data-driven approaches to optimize production schedules, allocate resources, and reduce losses, Jinergy has lowered its photovoltaic module manufacturing costs by 18.32% year-on-year, further consolidating its cost advantages.
The localization of equipment is a critical step in reducing costs and ensuring the security of the industrial chain. The company has consistently addressed the bottlenecks and challenges in the industrial chain, focusing on key links, and taken the initiative to tackle “chokepoint” technological challenges with targeted solutions. The HJT magnetron sputtering equipment independently designed by the company achieved a major breakthrough. The domestically produced equipment has a production capacity four times that of imported equipment, with procurement costs at only half that of imported equipment, while cell conversion efficiency is actually 0.3 percentage points higher. To date, it has obtained 17 national patent authorizations. The company’s case of “Development and Application of Domestic Magnetron Sputtering Equipment for High-Efficiency HJT Cells” was successfully selected as a 2025 Shanxi Province Enterprise Innovation Case.
With leading technology, reliable quality and comprehensive service, Jinergy’s products have been exported to over 50 countries and regions including Japan, South Korea, France, and Chile, establishing the “Shanxi Intelligent Manufacturing” and “China Green Power” brands in the global market. Domestically, the company actively serves various scenarios, including large-scale photovoltaic bases, county-wide initiatives, and commercial and industrial distributed systems.